Andrew Lloyd

Andrew Lloyd graduated from Robinson College, University of Cambridge in 1986 with a degree in Natural Sciences, specialising in bioorganic chemistry, biochemistry and pharmacology. He completed his PhD in biopharmaceutics and was appointed to the academic staff in the Department of Pharmacy, University of Brighton as a Lecturer in Pharmaceutical Sciences in 1989, and was promoted to Senior Lecturer in 1993. He was made Reader in Biopharmaceutical Sciences and elected to Fellowship of the Royal Society of Chemistry in 1998 and promoted to the chair in Biomedical Materials in 2000. He was appointed as Joint Head of Research with responsibility for strategic planning in the School of Pharmacy & Biomolecular Sciences in 2000, Dean of the Faculty of Science & Engineering in 2003, Dean of the College of Life, Health & Physical Sciences in 2014 and Associate Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Academic Operations) in July 2017. He was interim Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research & Enterprise) for 6 months in 2016, and appointed to his present role as Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Academic Operations) in October 2019.

He was awarded the University of Brighton Patani Gold Medal for Pharmaceutical Research in 1990, the University of Brighton Chairman’s Award for Innovation in 1996 and 2005, the Lilly Prize for Pharmaceutical Excellence in 1999, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain's (RPSGB) Conference Science Award in 2000, the United Kingdom Society for Biomaterials (UKSB) Biocompatibles’ Endowed Lectureship in 2005.

Professor Lloyd was the British Pharmaceutical Conference Science Chair in 2008. Andrew's primary research interests include the development and evaluation of novel materials for drug delivery and medical device applications.  At present his research focuses on the development of novel medical materials which offer improved performance in the body in order to reduce the costs of primary healthcare. His research has been funded by EPSRC, BBSRC, NHS, Royal Society, European Union and various international pharmaceutical and medical device companies. He has published over 300 articles and was formerly Consultant Editor for 'Drug Discovery Today' and 'Pharmaceutical Science & Technology Today' and co-edited of the undergraduate textbook ‘Drug Delivery & Targeting for Pharmacists and Pharmaceutical Scientists’.

Professor Lloyd previously served as a Member of the Council for the UK Society for Biomaterials, Member of the Institute of Materials, Mining and Mineralogy Biomedical Division Biomaterials Committee, Member of the RSC Biomaterials Chemistry Group Committee and is presently a member of the EPSRC Peer-review Council. He also serves on the editorial boards of Journal of Biomaterials Science (Polymer Edition) and Expert Review of Medical Devices.

Professor Lloyd acts in an advisory capacity for a number of pharmaceutical and medical device companies and was formerly a director of a small biotechnology company 'Cellective Ltd', which undertook contract research related to in vitro drug adsorption and the assessment of the biological compatibility of biomedical material.

Supervisory research interests include the synthesis and evaluation of novel polymeric materials for drug delivery, medical device and other applications including contact lens technology, chemoembolisation systems and bioresponsive oral drug delivery systems. I am also interested in the application of chemical sciences to understanding and solving environmental and societal challenges.

Research Student Supervision

Dr H. Soozandehfar            

Self-Funded Iranian PhD student. 1990 - 1996  PhD thesis entitled "The Synthesis and Evaluation of Azopolymers for Drug Delivery Applications". Jointly supervised with Dr N. A. Hodges & Dr G. P. Martin (King's College, London). Lead Supervisor.

Dr J. Bragger                        

SERC CASE PhD Studentship at King's College, London, in conjunction with Ciba Pharmaceuticals,1991 - 1995. PhD thesis entiled "An Investigation into the Colonic Microbial Reduction of Azopolymers". Project Adviser.

Dr M. Thomason                 

Wellcome Prize PhD Studentship. 1992 - 1995. PhD thesis  entitled "Microbial metabolism of chiral drugs". Joint supervision with Dr G. W. Hanlon. Lead Supervisor.

Dr Yi-Feng Hung                  

Self-Funded Taiwanese PhD student 1993 - 1997. PhD thesis entitled “Microbial biotransformation of 2-arylpropionic acids". Joint supervision with Dr G.W. Hanlon. Lead Supervisor.

Dr M. Hingle                        

EPSRC CASE Studentship in conjunction with Ciba Pharmaceuticals 1994 – 1997 PhD thesis entitled."Factors Affecting the Lyophilisation of Liposomes". Joint supervision with Dr C. J. Olliff. Lead Supervisor.

Dr C. Andrews                     

Industrial PhD Studentship 1994 - 1997. PhD thesis 'Bacterial Adhesion to Novel Biomimetic Contact Lenses'. Joint supervision with Prof. S. P. Denyer & Dr G. W. Hanlon. Lead Supervisor.

Dr S. Sandeman                   

University PhD Studentship 1996 -1998. PhD thesis entitled 'Factors affecting the potential development of novel keratoprotheses'. Joint supervision with Dr M. C. Allen & Dr R. G. A. Faragher. Lead Supervisor.

Dr K. Piatt                             

Part-time PhD Student.  1998 – 2006 PhD thesis entitled ‘Changing staff attitudes to learning technologies’. Joint Supervision with Dr M H Sosabowski. Lead Supervisor.

Dr K Scorgie                         

University Studentship July 1997 – 2001  PhD thesis entitled ‘Novel adsorbents in intensive care medicine.’.  Jointly supervised with Dr J G Davies, Dr G Phillips & Dr S Mikhalovsky

Dr J. Barraud                        

Industrial PhD Studentship 1997 -2001. PhD thesis entitled ‘Novel Biocompatible Coatings for Ocular Devices’. Joint supervision with Dr G. W. Hanlon & Dr R G A Faragher. Lead Supervisor.

Dr S Long                              

Part-time PhD Student 1999 - 2002. PhD thesis entitled ‘Novel assays for assessing the biocompatibility of novel biomimetic materials'. Joint supervision with Dr G. W. Hanlon & Dr J Furze (Biocompatibles UK Ltd). Lead Supervisor.

Ms M. Murphy                    

Part-time MPhil Student 1999 - 2005.  MPhil thesis entitled 'The use of novel polymer pyrrolysed carbons for the removal of cytokines in the treatment of sepsis'. Joint supervision with Dr S Mikhalovsky and Dr J G Davies.

Ms I. Jenkinson                    

Industrial BBSRC CASE Studentship 2003 – 2007 MPhil thesis entitled ‘Phosphorylcholine-based gels for cell-based therapeutics’ Joint supervision with Dr M Harrison & Dr A Lewis (Biocompatibles UK Ltd) Lead Supervisor.

Dr J. Salvage                         

Part-time Industrial PhD Student 2001 – 2008 PhD thesis entitled ‘A novel phosphorylcholine-based nanoparticulate drug delivery system’ Joint supervision with Dr G. W. Hanlon & Dr A Lewis (Biocompatibles UK Ltd). Lead Supervisor.

Dr A. Naseem                       

BBSRC Industrial CASE Studentship 2000 – 2004 PhD thesis entitled ‘Approaches for enhancing the dissolution of poorly soluble drugs.’ Joint supervision with Dr D Sarker and Dr G Martini (Glaxo SmithKline) Lead Supervisor.

Dr M. Mohammad              

EPSRC DTA Studentship  2002 – 2006 PhD thesis entitled ‘Biodegradable polycaprolactone polymers for regenerative medicine’ Joint supervision with Dr M Santin. Lead Supervisor.

Dr T Gallagher                      

EPSRC Industrial CASE Studentship 2002-2007 PhD thesis entitled ‘Application of photoactivated disinfection’ Joint supervision with Dr G. W. Hanlon & Prof S Denyer.  Lead Supervisor.

Dr M V Gonzalez-Fajardo   

Part-time Industrial PhD Student 2004-2008. PhD thesis entitled ‘Delivery of drugs from embolisation microspheres’ Joint supervision with Dr G Philips & Dr A Lewis (Biocompatibles UK Ltd) Lead Supervisor.

Dr C Heaysman                    

EPSRC CASE Studentship 2005-2009. PhD thesis entitled ‘Novel approaches to chemoembolisation’ Joint supervision with Dr G Philips & Dr A Lewis (Biocompatibles UK Ltd) Lead Supervisor.

Dr R Forster                         

Part-time PhD funded by Royal Commission of 1851 2006-2010 PhD thesis entitled ‘ Alginate beads for chemoembolisation therapy’ Joint supervision with Dr G Philips, Dr W Macfarlane & Dr A Lewis (Biocompatibles UK Ltd) Lead Supervisor

Dr S Mudd                            

EPSRC CASE Studentship 2006-2011. PhD thesis entitled ‘Systems for polymer mediated cancer therapy’ Joint supervision with Dr G Philips & Dr A Lewis (Biocompatibles UK Ltd) Lead Supervisor.

Dr C Bowyer                         

EPSRC CASE Studentship 2008-2011. PhD thesis entitled ‘Hypoxia as a target for drug combination therapy of liver cancer’ Joint supervision by Dr G Philips, Dr W Macfarlane & Dr A Lewis (Biocompatibles UK Ltd) Project Advisor.

Dr K Ashrafi                          

EPSRC CASE Studentship 2010-2015. PhD thesis entitled ‘Novel bioresponsive drug eluting microspheres to enhance chemoembolization therapy’ Joint supervision with Dr G Philips, Dr C Heaysman (Biocompatibles UK Ltd)  & Dr A Lewis (Biocompatibles UK Ltd) Lead Supervisor.

Dr A Hagan                           

Part-time PhD funded by Royal Commission of 1851 2013-2017 PhD thesis entitled ‘Vandetanib-eluting beads for the treatment of liver tumours’ Joint supervision by Dr G Philips, Dr W Macfarlane & Dr A Lewis (Biocompatibles UK Ltd) Project Advisor.

• The synthesis and evaluation of novel polymeric materials for drug delivery, medical device and other applications including contact lens technology, chemoembolisation systems and bioresponsive oral drug delivery systems.

• The application of chemical sciences to understanding and solving environmental and societal challenges.